Backcountry Shit Kit
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what emergency gear is worth carrying in the backcountry. It all began while I was on a hut trip and my binding screws decided to start backing out… it was only at that…
Category Gear & Reviews
Reliable Race Skins: Added Glue, Added Security
The other day, a friend asked me if I had any experience putting glue on skins. He asked as if it was some complex procedure, or a potentially bad idea. I would like to tell you what I told him;…
Skimo Helmet Hacks
Man has it been a long time for this blog. My apologies. It’s ben a ho-hum Winter in a lot of ways. But never mind that, Winter is returning, racing has been in full swing, and it’s time to get…
Is it snowing?
October is a damned month, when the single track is ripe but all forces conspire to distract a fellow with the prospect of skiing. Highly-produced ski films, like Christmas decorations, come earlier every year, and the internet is abuzz with atmospheric…
Product Launch: GoBlow!
Edit: This post was first published on April 1, 2016. It is a joke. Mountainlessons.com holds no trademark on the name GoBlow, nor are we importing cocaine as a base for intranasal electrolytes. Thank you to all who enjoyed it,…
Gear Review: “The Raven” by Free Range Equipment
If you follow this blog you’ve most likely heard of Free Range Equipment. Owned and operated by Bend, OR local Tosch Roy and his sister Zoë, Free Range makes sport-specific backpacks for fast-and-light adventures. Their backpacks for multipitch rock climbing, alpine…
4 Tips for Ultralight Backpacking
I know what you’re thinking. It’s winter. Why write a post about backpacking? I admit this post is unseasonal. I’m trying to add more knowledge-based content to the site because I realized the majority of my posts have been general photo…
Guaranteed Gear: 8 Holiday Ideas That Don’t Suck
We’re passionate about sharing our stories and motivating you to get outside. It makes everything that we do here worthwhile when we run into one of you in the flesh and you tell us that our articles got you excited…
D.I.Y. Skimo Skin Tip Attachments
There are a lot of skin options available these days with retailers like Skimo.co bringing more of the European variety to the USA. Unfortunately, tip attachments on pre-built skins are like cell-phone chargers; they’re unstandardized and are often poorly cross-compatible with…
2014 Year-End Book Review
Ok, you’ve got one week until Christmas. Game face. Your spouse/partner/sibling/parent is a climber/skier/runner and you haven’t done anything for them yet. Or maybe, you have all of your shopping done and it’s time to give yourself a little reward…a…